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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

gone home

:(

i really tried.

this morning i was at work at first light and found the little bird flying again. happy! i hung a colorful cloth in the doorway and set a bowl of sugar water on the doorstep. and then i sat outside and waited. and waited. till i couldn't wait any longer. before i locked up i set the water on a chair near the door and taped open the mail slot. maybe he would find his way out this way i thought.

when i returned to open for the day he did seem to be gone. i looked around and hoped i was right. across the street is a garden where a pair of hummingbirds live. i saw them and felt reassured. could it be him?

i saw the wee one at the very end of the day. lying at the bottom of one of the front windows that had a flower box on the other side.

i brought him home and plan on putting him to rest in our garden.

did you ever wish to be dr. doolittle and be able to talk to the animals? i wished i could have told this little one, here's the door.

♥ lori

p.s. i'm sorry if i offended with these photos. i wanted to honor how exquisitely beautiful the anna's hummingbird is. for more information on this species here's a good place to start,

Maybe the little bird had another fate planned for it in the big food chain of life, and it jsut went on a little sooner?

It's always one of my greatest wishes ever, to be able to communicate with animals and tell them that we are not going to hurt them, and as you say - explain where the door is! I wish I could explain to our dog that he should not try to chase snakes!! I've tried, but he just won't listen.. :)

I tried to leave a comment on your shark post, but for some reason it wouldn't stick. What a sad story, and well done for putting up all the shark safety info.

Sometimes we wish to be powerful and help avoid bad things, and oh yes, how I would love to listen and talk with my animal friends! But it isn`t to be (yet?)And Karen, if we could, and told our little friends we would not harm them, then someone else perhaps WILL, after they trusted us? Life is such a complicated thing. I once heard of a Jewish man who had escaped the Nazi regime, and then he walked down a street in Switzerland, and a storm came up, and a falling branch killed him... What do we understand?!

oh Lori, I so get this post - you know me with all the birds around here. This morning a dove flew full force into the patio doors - it sat there stunned for several minutes and, a headache notwithstanding, it finally managed to wander off to the join the others. Hoping it will be okay...

Oh, Lori, I am so sorry. You tried your hardest. They are so beautiful, aren't they? We had one die in our garage a few years ago, and the kids and I spent a lot of time looking at it before we buried it. I still remember how the feathers looked in the sunlight. xox!! Pam

Lori- you did your best and I appreciate the photos you posted. Hummingbirds are very special to me. My mom and I shared this love of this amazing little bird ... she once told me that I reminded her of a busy hummingbird flitting from loved one to loved one, taking care of them and spreading love. Then before she died she gave me a pewter chime of hummingbirds. I love that you tried to save the litle guy ...

Oh Lori I had similar day on Wednesdaya young bird flew into the window and dazed itself - I put in a box for a couple of hours and then sat it deep within a shrub where I've seen them sitting before. When I went to check on it I saw only a pile of feathers. No matter how philosophical about it being a bird eat bird world ... some days are just plain old bah humbug days*!*

Honey, you did the best you could. At least the little jewel was loved and tended to the end.

Yes, we honor the beauty of the hummer and we are so lucky to have them year 'round. I remember how stunned some Swedish friends were when they saw hummers feeding at my abutilons and salvia. Since hummers are a new world species they had NEVER seen such a miracle.

Awe Lori~Don't be sad. I bet he had a wonderful life and his time had come. Maybe...he jsut came to you to get that final resting spot in the garden. Maybe he knew something was up & frightened to go it alone.You did good♥love to you♥

oh my gosh, that made me sad. poor little thing. i honestly think i would have cried if i had been the one to find the little one. to think of how much the little one must have suffered. :( sorry if my response makes you more sad. i think it's a beautiful thing that you did everything you did to try save him/her.

Poor little guy took the only way out that he could....Try as we might, we can't always save them, but it's so worth it to try. Sorry it didn't work out this time. Hummers are truly one of my favorites too--their iridescent little feathers are amazing, not to mention the way they can just hover and zoom around. Bless you for taking him home to your own special garden.

Oh my... so, so sad. Nature works in mysterious ways indeed... its happened to me before as well, but I've somehow managed to get the struggling bird out. Shame man.. the photos are great though.. brilliantly colorful plumage beautifully. Once again, I really enjoy reading your posts.xx

Oops.. typing mishap. I meant to say that the amazing colors on the creature and the emotion of the moment had been captured beautifully in your photos. And I agree with what Robyn says, sometimes, things just need to die. It's unfortunately the way of life. Please take carexx

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